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SUNDAY Schedule
January 16 & 23, 2011 Christ at the Center
Sunday, January 16 Urban Ministry Sunday • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:30 am, Winship Chapel • The Mustard Seed Bookstore Open 9:00 - 1:00 • Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary
• Cherub Choir - 9:30
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• Sunday School for All Ages - 10:05 am • “Les Miserables: Visions of Justice“ 10:05 am, Fifield Hall • Fellowship Hour - 11:00 am Fifield Hall • Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm, Reception Room
Sunday, January 23 • Prayer breakfast for Homeless persons - 6:30 am, Fifield Hall • Communion Service 8:30 am, Winship Chapel • The Mustard Seed Bookstore 9:00 am - 1:00 pm • Worship Service - 9:00 am, Sanctuary
• Cherub Choir - 9:30
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• Sunday School for All Ages - 10:05 am • Fellowship Hour - 11:00 am Fifield Hall • Worship Service - 11:15 am, Sanctuary • Fellowship Hour - 12:15 pm, Reception Room • FPC/HPC Book Club - 2:00 pm, Decatur
January 16, Urban Ministry Sunday ‘Come Sunday’ was part of a concert of sacred music written by Duke Ellington. Come Sunday depicts Sunday as that day of transformation.
Come Sunday, oh come Sunday That’s the day, Up from dawn till sunset Man work hard all the day Come Sunday, oh come Sunday That’s the day.
It is only when we can dream of a brighter today that we can truly have hope for tomorrow. The Urban Ministry Conference provides the opportunities and challenges to reach out beyond self to envision new possibilities for our community and world. It’s a celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a great drum major for justice, ‘Justice’ in the sense of fairness and recognizing the humanity of all people. Through and by the grace of God each day we witness people who dream of a brighter day and are filled with hope for tomorrow who will share their stories with our congregation in our worship experience on Sunday Morning, ordinary people whose lives have been touched by the love of God, the care and compassion of others. I invite you to ‘Come Sunday’ but not only Sunday but to all of the events planned for the Urban Ministry Conference and experience God’s transforming love and the Beloved Community.
Charles Black
January 23, “Moses and the Promised Land: A Way Out Of No Way” As we continue our sermon series about “Moses and The January 23 George Wirth to preach Promised Land,” our journey leads us to the story about crossing the Red Sea, recorded in Exodus 14 which I hope you will read before coming to worship this Sunday. Every time I think of this story, it brings back memories of watching the movie “The Ten Commandments” when I was a young boy growing up in Long Island. Charlton Heston was the actor who played Moses, and when the Hebrew people had walked through the dry land to the other side, Moses lifted his arms and the walls of water came tumbling down on the Egyptian armies. Cecil B. DeMille directed that film and it was a very dramatic scene! Our sermon on Sunday is entitled “A Way Out Of No Way”, which comes from a book written by Ambassador Andrew Young as he tells the story of his own spiritual journey and the Civil Rights Era, events which of course are still unfolding today. And so it is in our own lives, where the Lord has helped us make it through hard times and shown us His way and His will, even when we weren’t sure where to go or what to do. That will be the focus of our sermon, and I look forward to seeing all of you in the sanctuary as we worship God in this first month of the New Year 2011!
Faithfully Yours,
George B. Wirth